77 Main Street, Moira, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, BT67 0LH

A two-storey three-bay Georgian mid-terrace townhouse, built c.1735, located in the northeast end of Main Street, Moira. Originally constructed as an end-terrace building, it now functions as a dental surgery while retaining its residential appearance.

The building is constructed in solid stone finished with smooth ruled and lined render, painted off-white, with stucco architectural detailing in white. It has a white painted rendered plinth with vermiculated effect stucco quoins and detailing. The roof is natural slate with a pitched form and clipped verge to the right-hand side, fitted with clay ridge tile and two rendered chimneys unpainted with clay pots. Cast iron rainwater goods throughout feature semi-circular guttering and circular down pipes, painted off-white to the front elevation and green to the rear, with some additional PVC drainage pipes to the rear.

The principal north-facing elevation is asymmetrically arranged with the front entrance slightly offset left of centre on the ground floor. The entrance features classical Georgian-styled dressing with stucco pilaster mouldings, foliated console, vermiculated frieze to match the quoins, and a cornice above. The door is six-panelled with brass ironmongery, with five equal paned fixed light above. The right-hand side has paired windows on the ground floor. All three first-floor windows are arranged uniformly across the facade. Windows are generally single glazed 6/6 timber sliding box sash with no horns, painted white with large flat stone painted cills. The stucco moulded architrave window surrounds feature foliated key blocks. The rear south-facing elevation is asymmetrically arranged with varying window sizes and levels, generally timber sliding box sash, with two small top-hung timber casement attic windows at high level. The rear walling is random rubble basalt stone with 1½ red brick flat arch over standard openings and 1½ elliptical arch over the coach entrance. The left gable end forms the boundary wall with the adjacent property at number 79 Main Street, while the right gable abuts number 75 Main Street.

The building is entered directly from the footpath of Main Street, with a rear yard also accessed from the principal road via the coach entrance. The rectangular plan form includes a basement and attic.

This building was constructed during the early development of Moira, formed under the patronage of the Rawdon family. The completion of the village is inscribed on a date stone on a neighbouring building bearing the date 1735. In 1744, Harris described Moira as "a well laid out and thriving village consisting of one broad street inhabited by many traders many of whom carry on linen manufacture to good advantage". The 1833 Ordnance Survey map illustrates the building as an end-terrace structure at the southern end of a continuous row running from the Courthouse to St. John's Parish Church. Later maps show rear outbuildings, which no longer remain. The Annual Revisions of 1866–78 identify the dwelling as a house and yard, extended from 1878 to include offices. The property remained in the occupation of the McGeown family (lessors to Thomas Brown) until the valuation revision of 1933–57, when it was recorded as occupied by George Reynolds, with Jane Uprichard as lessor. Contemporary valuers' comments described the building as being "in fair repair" with "situation fair". The dwelling remained in residential use throughout the twentieth century until it was vacated by John Kennedy in 1976 and subsequently fell into disrepair over the following decade. In 1987, Hearth Housing Association renovated the building, and it has remained in use as a surgery since that time.

The building retains good style and proportions, maintains its original planform, and preserves its original sliding sash windows and original vernacular-style dog leg stair, although some internal finishes have been lost due to restoration work. It forms part of a historic terrace comprising numbers 77–101 Main Street and makes a positive contribution to the heritage of Moira.